Sweep-stock plow.



H. T. YOUNG.

SWEEP STOCK PLOW. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1913.

1,088,508, Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

WITNESSES (7f 1 INVENTOR W y .M I By ATTORNEYS COLUMBIA PLANOGRAMICO..WASHINGTON. n. c.

HENRY T. YOUNG, OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SWEEP-STOCK PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24L, 1914.

Application filed May 22, 1913. Serial No. 769,175.

To all whom it may coaccm Be it known that I, IIENRX T. Yonxo, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Florence, in the countyof Florence and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Sweep-1 Stock Plows, of which the following is aspecification.

stock plows of the character used for siding young corn and for thecultivation of cotton throughout its growth, wherein mechanism isprovided for permitting the plow to be adjusted toward and from the beamwithout 3 l l 4 l dismantling the plow or removing the plow from thesupporting hanger. and wherein g the plow may be held in adjustedposition firmly and without any attention from the operator wherein thestock is supported from the beam in such manner that it may swing withthe plow, and wherein the stock is connected to the plow to swing inunison therewith and to hold the same relative position with respect tothe plow regardless of the position of the plow.

In the drawingsz l igure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment ofthe invention, Fig. 2 is a partial side View of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 is asimilar view of another em bodiment of the invention.

In the present embodiment of the invention the beam 1 is provided at itsfront end with the usual ring 2, for engagement by draft apparatus, anda pair of handles 3 is connected to the beam near its rear end by meansof a bolt 4:, the said bolt passing through the handles, which arearranged on opposite sides of the beam.

The plow blade or shovel 5 is supported by a pair of standards 6, thesaid standards comprising a pair of parallel spaced arms, arranged onopposite sides of the beam at approximately the center thereof, andbeing pivoted thereto by means of a bolt 7. The plow is connected to thestandards by means of a bolt 8, the said bolt passing rearwardly betweenthe arms and being engaged by a nut 9 in rear of the said arms.

A lever is pivoted to the beam between the connection of the handles andthe connection of the standards 6. the said lever comprising a handleportion 10. and a split portion composed of oppositely arranged sections11, the lower end of the handle being arranged between the upper ends ofthe said sections and secured thereto by means of rivets 12, or thelike. The sections 11 are arranged on opposite sides of the beam, andare pivoted thereto by means of a bolt 13, the said bolt passing throughthe sections and the beam. A toothed sector 14 is secured at its ends tothe beam on one side thereof by means of bolts 15. and. the lever isprovided with a latch 18, slidable in bear- My invention is animprovement in sweep 1 ings 19, on the lever and cooperating with theteeth of the sector to hold the lever in adjusted position.

The latch is operated by means of a latch lever 20. pivoted to the leverat 21, and connectcd to the latch by a link 22. A coil spring 23encircles the latch between a stop 2% thereon and the uppermost bearing19, and acts normally to press the latch into engagement with the teethof the sector.

Braces 25 are connected with the respective handles at one end by meansof bolts 26, and at the other end the said braces are connected to thebeam by means of the forward bolt 15, before mentioned. The braces 25are on opposite sides of the beam and the lever and the sector, and thesaid braces prevent rearward movement of the upper ends of the handles.

A plurality of pairs of hanger bars 27 and 28, respectively are pivotedto the beam,

the bars 27 being arranged on opposite sides of the beam at the rearthereof and pivoted to the beam by a bolt 29. The members of the pair 28are also arranged on opposite sides of the beam in front of theconnection of the handles. and are pivoted to the beam by means of abolt 30. The members of each pair of bars are offset inwardly at theirlower ends, and are received between a pair of spaced parallel bars 81,and each pair of bars 27 and 28 is pivoted to the bars 31. by means ofbolts 82. A plate 33 is arranged at the under edges of the bars 81. thesaid plate extending transversely of the said bars 31, and the plate issecured to the bars by means of a bolt The bolt 34: passes upwardlythrough the plate. and between the bars 31 and is engaged by a nut abovethe said bars 31. A washer 36 is arranged below the nut, the washerbeing of a diameter to engage the upper edges of both bars 31. The headof the bolt is countersunk in the plate 33, and the rear end of theplate is curved upwardly as shown at 37.

A link 38 has one of its ends provided with an opening for receiving abolt 39, which connects the front end of the bars 31,

and the opposite end of the link is received between the arms 36 at therear of the blade 5, and is pivoted to the said arms by means of a bolt40.

It will be evident that when the latch 18 is released from the teeth ofthe sector, the lever may be swung as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.2. The lower end of the said lever is connected to the pair of hangerbars 27, by means of a link 41. The rear end of the link is receivedbetween the bars 27, and is pivoted thereto by means of a bolt 42, whilethe front end is received between the lower ends of the section 11, andis pivoted thereto by a bolt 43. When the upper end of the lever isswung toward the handles the hanger bars 27 and 28 will be swungforwardly at their lower ends, and on account of the link 38, thesupporting arms 6 for the plow will also be swung forwardly. The platewill alway occupy the same rela tive position with respect to the plow,whatever the position of the plow. As the plow swings forwardly from theposition of F ig. 2. it will move upwardly as will also the plate 33,since the said plate must move with the plow. The head of the bolt 8 isflush with the surface of the plow, the plow being countersunk toreceive the head.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the plow 5 issupported by the hangers 6 from the beam 1*"-, in the same manner asdescribed for the construction of Fig. 1. The plate 33 is connected tothe stock 31 in the same manner and the stock is connected to the plowhanger by the link 38, the stock being supported by the hangers 2'7 and:28, and the construction is precisely the same as in the constructionof Fig. 1. A bolt ate is passed transversely of the hangers 27 justabove the stock, and a lever 4-5 is pivoted at 46 between the hangers 6,near the beam. The rear end of the lever is notched or provided withteeth on the under edge as indicated at 4.6, and the said teeth areadapted for engagement by the bolt 44:. The lever to is arranged betweenthe pairs of hangers 6, 27 and 2S. ll ith this construction the plow isadjusted by releasing the teeth of the lever from the bolt, swinging theparts into adjusted position, and afterward engaging the teeth with thebolt to hold the parts in such position.

The improved plow is used more especially for cultivating young corn andfor cultivat ing cotton throughout its growth. The

point of the plow 5 extends below the bottom of the stock 31 or 31, asthe case may be, and is flush with the under surface of the plate 33.lVhatever the position into which the plow is adjusted, the relativeposition of the plow and the plate will not be changed.

The runner consisting of the plate 33 and the bars 31 holds the plow inproper engagement with the ground, during the act of plowing, and bymeans of the connections between the plow and the beam and between therunner and the beam, the said plow and runner may be adjusted toward andfrom the beam simultaneously without varying their relative positionwith respect to each other.

The ring 2 is passed through an opening in the end of the beam, and theends are then bent approximately parallel with the body, but in spacedrelation so that the draft apparatus may be engaged with the outer end.

I claim 1. In a plow, the combination with the beam, of hangers pivotedthereto and spaced apart longitudinally from each other, said hangersbeing three in number, a plow in connection with the front hanger, arunner supported by the rear and intermediate hangers, a connectionbetween the runner and the plow, a link pivoted to one of the hangersfor swinging the hangers, and means for engagement by the link to holdthe parts in adjusted position, each hanger comprising a pair oflaterally spaced ap proximately parallel arms, the runner consisting ofa plate arranged below the lower ends of the hangers, a pair of barsarranged above the plate on the upper surface thereof and pivoted to thehangers, said plate being connected to the bars.

2. In a plow, the combination with the beam, of hangers pivoted theretoand spaced apart longitudinally from each other, sa d hangers beingthree in number, a plow in connection with the front hanger, a runnersupported by the rear and intermediate hangers, a connection between therunner and the plow, a link pivoted to one of the hangers for swingingthe hangers, and means for engagement by the link to hold the parts inadjusted position.

HENRY T. YOUNG.

lfitnesses C. E. Tnniivon, SOLON G. Kenton.

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Washington, D. C.

